This claim is made by Paul Gilroy in The Black Atlantic (1996, p. 20), referencing the 1859 Niger Valley Exploring Party.

The existence and nature of this expedition is supported by Gilroy's references. Obviously, though, Western (i.e. Euro-American) contact with sub-Saharan Africa far predates the mid-19th century. So I am interested in the extent to which all former expeditions, contacts or settlements can accurately be described as being non-scientific. This seems like a stretch to me, especially when primary sources I have read that predate this era include surveys of local flora and fauna, attempts (however misguided) at biological and anthropological classification of local peoples, and surveys of natural resources, climate, and topography.

Was there something about the 1859 Niger Valley Exploring Party that made it particularly "scientific" in a way these earlier efforts were not?

Achievements

• Delany’s parents drilled in to their son that he was of royal African lineage during his early childhood.
• Admitted to Harvard in 1849, one of the first three Black men to ever enter
• Published book “The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States, Politically Considered” (1852)
• In the book, Delany suggested the Blacks take root in South America or in the West Indies (<- recommended even for the modern Black Family)
• Seen as the first written work addressing Black Nationalism
• Radical and determined for equality, Delany argued that free Blacks should own the lands they once tilled

Reference: Newsone.com

http://newsone.com/2162211/martin-r-delany-biography/

Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Delany

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Edan insisted on seeing me off, as if it would be the last time we ever saw each other. He offered to give me a ride to Tranquillus, but I didn’t want to get in any more trouble with him. I also don’t think it would be a great idea to bring him to a small town. Tranquillus only has a population of about one million people, not as big. One of the smaller places I’ve been to besides Pluto or the resort on Enceladus; it’s by far the smallest actual city. But, it’ll be nice to have something a little quieter for a change. I opted to take the hour-long train ride, I was actually looking forward to it. I’ve always been a fan of trains, I just wish they were a little slower. I enjoy the moving scenery, but it moves by too fast for me to fully take in. Watching the towering metropolis of Invicta shrink into nothingness before speeding through the wild forest area around the lake, riding along the water side. Slowly a small town pops up and grows into a thriving city. An old one, one like the texts, data entries and videos. I’ve never seen so many single-family residences before. It’s got an entirely different style than Invicta.

I make my way onto the platform and look for my ride. I took a job with an older couple who needed some help on their property. Blake Meadows, a small farm, or ranch, and bar on the outskirts of town. I said I could just get a taxi, but they insisted on picking me up. I guess I should have asked if they had a sign or something. Do people actually do that outside of films?

My wrist comp rings, I tap it to take the call, “Hello.”

“You the lost looking boy with the rucksack and two bags,” the voice asks.

“Yeah, that’s me.”

“Great,” the call ends and an elderly man waves at me.

“Thanks for picking me up,” I offer my hand.

“Not a problem...hmm. Sorry, I can’t remember your name, we have so many workers in and out. They never last once Pauline gets a hold of them.”

“I’m Efrem Gray,” I follow him out of the station.

“Martin Delany-Hopkins, just call me Martin. Nobody calls me Marty but my wife, and only when she’s mad.”

“Yes sir.”

“That formal stuff won’t last long. You been in the military?”

“Marines.”

“I was t

The rankings, written by Matt Logue, are as listed below.

1. Bryce Cotton
2. Chris Goulding
3. Tyler Harvey
4. Nathan Sobey
5. Mitch Creek
6. Mitch McCarron
7. Daniel Johnson
8. Matthew Dellavedova
9. Vic Law
10. Zhou Qi
11. Duop Reath
12. Isaac Humphries
13. Jarell Martin
14. Ryan Broekhoff
15. Lamar Patterson
16. Scott Machado
17. Jaylen Adams
18. Hugo Besson
19. Finn Delany
20. Will Magnay

Thoughts?

I have a 4 month free trial so I am trying to find the books worth reading among the sea of mediocrity. Sci fi or fantasy. I am almost done with Cradle, which is entertaining enough.

Things I value:

Quality prose: When an author has clearly thought about the words they choose, creative and clever writing, when the author is able to paint an impression, rather than physical description.

Character: Interesting, multi-dimensional characters that grow, learn, stumble and most importantly feel and act like real people.

Genre-bending: I really enjoy when authors stretch, twist or even break the genre. When tropes are subverted, deconstructed. When new ideas are brought in.

Setting: I like well developed settings that feel like living, changing worlds/universes. When everything isn't just waiting for the MC to show up.

Deeply personal: I like stories that are personal, where the MC isn't just some guy that stuff is happening to, but where what is happening to them affects their thoughts, their sense of self, where the author really explores the human condition through the characters.

My favorite sci fi (including space opera and space fantasy):

Terra Ignota by Ada Palmer
The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Machineries Of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee
Teixicaalan by Arkady Martine
Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir
This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Anything by Samuel R. Delany
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGiin
Culture Series by Iain M. Banks
Murderbot by Martha Wells

Favorite fantasy:
Anything by Max Gladstone
Anything by N. K. Jemisin
Divine Cities by Robert Jackson Bennett
Books Of the Raksura by Martha Wells
The Castle Series by Steph Swainston
Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee

Stuff I don't love:

Excessively violent where murder is casual (Red Rising, Takashi Kovecs) - Cradle has some of this but the main character is horrified by casual murder so it doesn't put me off too much

Blatant sexism. Includes the author or the MC viewing women mainly in terms of their attractiveness, consistently commenting on their looks, female characters being far less fleshed out compared to the male characters, etc...

Same old genre tropes without anything to make it interesting (For example Murderbot doesn't go beyond the genre tropes, but the MC is great enough to make it worth it)

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Do your worst!

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

BamBOO!

They’re on standbi

#FT: NJ/NY Gotham FC 1-1 Racing Louisville FC

NJ/NY Gotham FC scorers: Ifeoma Onumonu (83')

Racing Louisville FC scorers: Nadia Nadim (13')

Venue: Red Bull Arena

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LINE-UPS

NJ/NY Gotham FC

Kailen Sheridan, Gina Lewandowski, Estelle Johnson, Erica Skroski, Gaëtane Thiney (Lee Sodam), Mccall Zerboni (Jennifer Cudjoe), Allie Long, Elizabeth Eddy (Nahomi Kawasumi), Caprice Dydasco, Ifeoma Onumonu, Delanie Sheehan (Brianna Pinto).

Subs: Sabrina Flores, Nicole Baxter, Kenie Wright, Didi Haracic, Dominique Richardson.

^____________________________

Racing Louisville FC

Michelle Betos, Kaleigh Riehl, Gemma Bonner, Emily Fox, Erin Simon (Sinclaire Miramontez), Freja Olofsson, Cecelia Kizer (Emina Ekic), Savannah McCaskill, Yuki Ogimi (Lauren Milliet), Nadia Nadim, Ebony Salmon (Cheyna Matthews).

Subs: Julia Ashley, Nealy Martin, Taylor Otto, Katie Lund, Katie Mcclure.

MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

13' Goal! Gotham FC 0, Racing Louisville FC 1. Nadia Nadim (Racing Louisville FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.

45' On: Lee Sodam|Off: Gaëtane Thiney

61' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Cheyna Matthews replaces Ebony Salmon.

61' On: Sinclaire Miramontez|Off: Erin Simon

66' Substitution, Gotham FC. Brianna Pinto replaces Delanie Sheehan.

66' Substitution, Gotham FC. Jennifer Cudjoe replaces McCall Zerboni.

67' Gemma Bonner (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

73' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Lauren Milliet replaces Yuki Nagasato.

77' On: Nahomi Kawasumi|Off: Elizabeth Eddy

83' Ifeoma Onumonu Goal

86' Substitution, Racing Louisville FC. Emina Ekic replaces Cecelia Kizer.

90'+6' Kaleigh Riehl (Racing Louisville FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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but then I remembered it was ground this morning.

Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale

Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments

Pilot on me!!

Christopher Walken

Nothing, he was gladiator.

Or would that be too forward thinking?

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

When I got home, they were still there.

I won't be doing that today!

Where ever you left it 🤷‍♀️🤭

I have a 4 month free trial so I am trying to find the books worth reading among the sea of mediocrity. Sci fi or fantasy. I am almost done with Cradle, which is entertaining enough.

Things I value:

Quality prose: When an author has clearly thought about the words they choose, creative and clever writing, when the author is able to paint an impression, rather than physical description.

Character: Interesting, multi-dimensional characters that grow, learn, stumble and most importantly feel and act like real people.

Genre-bending: I really enjoy when authors stretch, twist or even break the genre. When tropes are subverted, deconstructed. When new ideas are brought in.

Setting: I like well developed settings that feel like living, changing worlds/universes. When everything isn't just waiting for the MC to show up.

Deeply personal: I like stories that are personal, where the MC isn't just some guy that stuff is happening to, but where what is happening to them affects their thoughts, their sense of self, where the author really explores the human condition through the characters.

My favorite sci fi (including space opera and space fantasy):

Terra Ignota by Ada Palmer
The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
Machineries Of Empire by Yoon Ha Lee
Teixicaalan by Arkady Martine
Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir
This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
Anything by Samuel R. Delany
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. LeGiin
Culture Series by Iain M. Banks
Murderbot by Martha Wells

Favorite fantasy:
Anything by Max Gladstone
Anything by N. K. Jemisin
Divine Cities by Robert Jackson Bennett
Books Of the Raksura by Martha Wells
The Castle Series by Steph Swainston
Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee

Stuff I don't love:

Excessively violent where murder is casual (Red Rising, Takashi Kovecs) - Cradle has some of this but the main character is horrified by casual murder so it doesn't put me off too much

Blatant sexism. Includes the author or the MC viewing women mainly in terms of their attractiveness, consistently commenting on their looks, female characters being far less fleshed out compared to the male characters, etc...

Same old genre tropes without anything to make it interesting (For example Murderbot doesn't go beyond the genre tropes, but the MC is great enough to make it worth it)